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| Parrodi, Anastasio, at Tampico, 1. 278, 511; at Tula, 553; command in Army of the North, 2. 369. |
| Parrott, John, American consul at Mazatlán, and T. A. C. Jones, 1. 69; on California, 522; on Scott, 2. 316, 317; and Sloat, 333; and American funds in Mexico, 488. |
| Parrott, W. S., American consul and confidential agent in Mexico, 1. 88, 89, 93, 94, 133, 434, 435; and advance to Rio Grande, 152; and Sloat, 333; claim, 426, 430; on British control of Mexico, 443. |
| Parsons, M. M., in battle of Sacramento, 1. 309, 311, 312. |
| Paso. See El Paso. |
| Patria battalion, at Chapultepec, 2. 408. |
| Patriota Mexicano, on Slidell mission, 1. 436. |
| Patronage, as Folk's resource, 2. 270. |
| Patten, G. W., on Scott at Cerro Gordo, 2. 56. |
| Patterson, Robert, and Tamaulipas, 1. 263; and securing of Tampico, 281, 512; and command of Vera Cruz expedition, 351; march to Victoria, 360, 542, 543; as general, 361; and Pillow, 361; march to Tampico, 365-6; at Lobos Islands, 368; command on Rio Grande, 493; distribution of force (Oct.), 506; career, 507; at siege of Vera Cruz, 2. 26, 343; before Cerro Gordo, and plan to assault, 49; and the battle, 58, 354; takes time-expired men home, 64, 357; return to Mexico, 184; at Jalapa, 354; and Jarauta, 421; retained in service, 432; division at San Angel, 461; leaves Mexico City, 476; on West Pointers, 513. |
| Patterson, Camp, 1. 480. |
| Paul, G. R., at Chapultepec, 2. 410. |
| Paulding, J. K., on Polk, 2. 270. |
| Paz, occupied, counter attacks, 2. 208, 448, 449. |
| Peace, speedy, expected, 1. 184, 471; Folk's suggested terms to Santa Anna (1846), 202, 471; Santa Anna and, after return, 221, 487; mistake in expecting speedy, 347; Mexican law forbidding negotiations, 2. 81, 130, 135, 367, 389, 393; Scott's halt after Churubusco, 121, 386, 393; attitude of Polk and Buchanan, 121; supposed favorable Mexican attitude (1846), 122; rejection of Buchanan's advances (1846), 122, 386; three million fund and bribery, 123. 126. 387; general American desire, 123; Atocha's mission, 123-4, 126, 387; reasons for Mexican obstinacy, 124-6; problem of ignoring Slidell, 126; appointment of Trist, his character, 127; his preconceived attitude toward Scott, 127; Trist's papers, 128; Trist-Scott misunderstanding and quarrel, 128-9, 389; Bankhead as mediator for Trist, 129, 390; controversy over receiving Buchanan's communication, 130-3, 390; Scott-Trist reconciliation, 130, 392; question of douceur, 131-2, 390-1; Puebla negotiations, 132, 391, 393; Scott's military proposal to facilitate, 133, 393; Mexican overtures after Churubusco, 133; armistice, 133, 394-6; negotiations during armistice (1847): Santa Anna's attitude, 135; his terms and instructions, neutral region east of Rio Grande, 135, 396, 398; Mexican commissioners, 135; Trist's terms, deadlock, 135; Santa Anna's dilemma, 136-7, 398; counter-projet, failure, effect, 138-9, 399; chronology of negotiations (1847), 396; Santa Anna and foreign support, 397. Arguments against, after fall of capital, 233, 470; attitude of Eventualists and other war factions, 234, 463; and governmental chaos, 234; American pessimism, 235, 463; Peña's determination to negotiate, 235, 463; Trist reopens negotiations by reply to counter-projet, 235, 463; party success in Presidential election, 236; state discussion, 236, 464; abortive insurrection of war party, 236, 464; support of Mexican Congress, 236; recall of Trist, 236, 464; intention to harden American terms, 237, 244, 464, 474; Trist ignores recall, 237-8, 465, 467; his boundary ultimatum, 238; further retardation, 238, 465; Mexican commissioners, 239; secret meetings, propositions, 239, 460; delays, need of haste, de facto truce, 239; insurrection threatens disruption, Scott's promise of protection, 240, 466; treaty secretly signed, 240, 467; terms, surrender of conquered territory to Mexico, 240, 467-70, 473; map, 241; armistice, 242, 471; plan for absorption of Mexico, 243-4, 309; Polk and treaty, his dilemma, 244-6, 471-2; treaty in Senate, 246-7, 472-3; amendment there, 247, 473; ratification commissioners, 2489, 473; Mexican opposition to acceptance, 249, 250; arguments in favor, 24951, 474; ratification by Mexican Congress, 250, 474; exchange of ratifications, 251, 474; misunderstandings, 251, 475; evacuation of Mexican territory, 251-2, 475-6; American opposition to annexations, 274; British offer of mediation, 301, 368, 503-4; reception of treaty in Europe, 308-9; justice and liberality, 322-3; Mexican cordiality, 323; effect in Europe, 323; explanatory protocol, 475; Spain and mediation, 503; Mexico and British guaranty of treaty, 508. |
